Alamance County Center: Health & Nutrition

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Avoid foodborne illness this holiday season by following these Extension tips from #NCSU and Kansas State Univ: [more]
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For much of NC, Thanksgiving is a great time to plant spring-flowering bulbs. See Extension at #NCSU tips: [more]

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Evelyn DeLoatch, Family and Consumer Science Agent, retired effective October 1, 2009. You can find her previous Times News articles under featured links below.

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Fall is Here, and So are Apples and Pumpkins
Posted September 30th, 2009 in Health & Nutrition

I want to say thanks to all of you who read my articles and sent me feedback for the past five-plus years. On October 1, I will retire from the Cooperative Extension Service. As I pondered what my last article would be about, everywhere I looked I noticed apples and pumpkins. Apples just like pumpkins signal that a change from one season to the next is about to happen. The beautiful colors of fall are evident ... MORE

Let Lemons Permeate More Than Your Thoughts
Posted September 9th, 2009 in Health & Nutrition

I‘m having thoughts of something refreshing and lemony. Lemons can be used as flavoring or garnish in a variety of recipes from desserts to meats. One medium lemon has about 3 tablespoons of juice and 3 tablespoons of grated peel. Due to the lemons versatility you can: Freeze lemon juice in ice cube trays for later use. Add a twist of lemon to the water in ice cube trays for use in beverages. Use lemon juice ... MORE